míniú

See also: miniu

Irish

Alternative forms

• míniughadh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mínigud, míniugud. By surface analysis, mínigh ‎ -ú.

Noun

míniú m (genitive singular mínithe)

1. verbal noun of mínigh
2. explanation, interpretation

Declension

Declension of míniú (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative míniú vocative a mhíniú genitive mínithe dative míniú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an míniú genitive an mhínithe dative leis an míniú don mhíniú

Derived terms

• míniúchán m (“(act of) explaining; explanation”)
• nóta mínithe m (“explanatory note”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of míniú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
míniú	mhíniú	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míniú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “míniuġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 485
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míniú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “míniú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024